Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Period: 1950s
1950s French Cocktail Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Indulge in the timeless allure of mid-20th-century French design with this stunning low cocktail table, reminiscent of the iconic style of André Arbus. Crafted with meticulous attent...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Rouge Languedoc Marble Coffee Table with Tapered Brass Legs, Italy 1950s
Located in Chicago, IL
A gorgeous Mid Century Italian coffee table featuring a rectangular Rouge Languedoc marble tabletop with subtly curved sides and a sharknose edge. The marble has striking veining in ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Modernist Italian Marble and Iron Coffee Table, Italy
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Modernist marble and iron coffee table with Italian marble top, circa 1950. In the style of Poul Kjærholm. ‘Italy’ etched in charcoal on the bottom of the beautifully veined marble top.
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Low table in mirrored glass and brass, Fontana Arte, circa 1960
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Enhance your space with the timeless elegance of this mirrored glass and brass coffee table from Fontana Arte, a design icon from the 1960s. The fusion of fine materials, mirrored gl...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Round Oak Coffee Table with Entretoise by Emile Seigneur - France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Art deco inspired minimalist solid oak coffee table by Emile Seigneur for Berceau de France. Originally meant to be a children play room table. Remarkable design with two oak roads ...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Oak
1955 Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen Reversible Top Coffee / Side Table in Oak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Hans Wegner for Johannes Hansen flip top coffee table (or could be used as a large end table). The table appears to be constructed from brown oak, which has pati...
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1950s Danish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
1959 George Nelson for Herman Miller No 5752 Rectangular Coffee Table in Teak
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a very rare and unusual coffee table by George Nelson. This is the model number 5752 coffee table by George Nelson and Associates, which was produced by Herman Mil...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Teak
1951 Florence Knoll Associates 42 inch Parallel Bar Series Coffee Table Walnut
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a very rare Parallel Bar Series coffee table produced by Knoll Associates and designed by Florence Knoll. This table was specified with a solid walnut top (a very ...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
1950 Florence Knoll RARE T Angle Coffee Table No. 115 in Black & Walnut Laminate
By Florence Knoll, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a super rare, limited production T Angle coffee table, produced by Knoll Associates. This is an early and unique Florence Knoll design, which is noted in the "Knol...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate, Walnut
1954 Large Walnut Coffee Table by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb 72x36 in
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a large walnut coffee table, Model 1761, designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for John Widdicomb in 1953. It is composed of bleached-walnut and walnut veneer. The top is unusua...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Walnut
1955 T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb 3307 Coffee Table in Sherry Walnut
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a circa 1955 T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb #3307 Coffee Table. This is a stunning example of Robsjohn-Gibbings' work and one that is so representative of Wi...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Modernist Pine Low Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 1950s French modernist pine low table, executed in the true Modernist spirit, embodies the essence of timeless elegance and functionality. Characterized by clean lines, minimalist form, and a harmonious blend of function and aesthetics, this piece encapsulates the essence of mid-century design. Crafted with precision from high-quality pine, the table's warm and inviting tones exude a sense of organic charm, perfectly capturing the spirit of French modernism.
French modernism, renowned for its innovative approach and artistic ingenuity, emerged in the mid-20th century as a response to the changing socio-cultural landscape. It sought to break away from ornate, traditional styles and embrace a more contemporary, forward-looking aesthetic. French modernist furniture...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Pine
Rare Cocktail Table by Ico & Luisa Parisi
Located in New York, NY
Walnut, brass. Retailed by M. Singer & Sons, New York. Made in Italy for the American market. Published : Ico Paris & Architecture, Pgs. 198 & 199 for examples of cocktail & console ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Stitched Leather and Brass Table by Jacques Adnet
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Stitched leather and brass table by Jacques Adnet
A stitched black leather and brass table with eight legs, in very good condition with a few scuffs to the leather here and there, this table appears on the front page of The Jacques Adnet book...
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1950s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Low Side Tables by Osvaldo Borsani
Located in New York, NY
Low square tables of mahogany with fluted facing on all four sides. One small center drawer per table.
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Poul Kjaerholm PK59 Oak-Topped Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matte chrome-plated steel frame with figured oak veneer top, circa 1957. Stamped for E. Kold Christensen, Denmark to underside stretcher. The PK-59 table has been out of production f...
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1950s Danish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Black Leather Wrapped and Chrome Jacques Adnet Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Stamford, CT
A hand stitched leather wrapped chrome coffee table designed by Jacques Adnet with glass top.
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1950s French Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Leather
Paul Laszlo Rare Low Table
By Paul Laszlo
Located in New York, NY
Solid Birch pedestal form supporting a square top rounded corners and a blue laminate top surface. This table is possibly a unique creation. Provenance: Hudspeth Estate, Prineville, ...
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Laminate, Birch
Harvey Probber Mahogany Coffee Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Large coffee table in mahogany with two drawers, label in to drawer restored legs with brass ends.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Osvaldo Borsani T47 Coffee Table 1955
Located in Rome, IT
a rare coffe table T47 designed by Osvaldo Borsani for TECNO 1955;
Zebrawood and black laquared feet; detachable feet
Biblio:G.Bosoni "T...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Zebra Wood, Walnut
1950s Mosaic Tile Top Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Black and white mosaic tile top low table with musical notes and banjo design. Metal perimeter, black painted wood legs with metal feet.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Occasional Table PK61 Designed by Poul Kjaerholm for E. Kold Christensen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Occasional table PK61 designed by Poul Kjaerholm for E. Kold Christensen,
Denmark, 1956.
Coffee table / occasional table in steel and flint-rolled Cipollini marble.
Dimensions:
H:...
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1950s Danish Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Marble
Gilded Top Coffee Table in the Manner of James Mont, 1950s
By James Mont
Located in New York, NY
Large coffee table with carved base and gilded top in the manner of James Mont, American, 1950s. This table is beautifully made.
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1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Giltwood
T H Robsjohn Gibbings coffee table for Widdicomb
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Traditional and elegant coffee table by Robsjohn Gibbings.
Category
1950s American Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern Italian Mahogany Coffee Table with Glass Top, circa 1950
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A superb modern Italian organic mahogany and glass two-tier coffee table. The inset glass top rests in a mahogany frame supported by biomorphic legs, ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
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Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern coffee and cocktail tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage coffee and cocktail tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, seating, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern coffee and cocktail tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original coffee and cocktail tables, popular names associated with this style include Greenapple, Sebastian Scherer, Bari Ziperstein, and Studio Superego. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for coffee and cocktail tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $247,010 while the average work can sell for $4,120.
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